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lan catlin read from his book still life of the apocalypse an excerpt from the long piece the love song of j robert oppenheimer including quotes from oppenheimer about the first bomb test in 1945 with references to the hindu god vishnu i read 2 versions of my poem based on a line from walt whitman s specimen days here i sit in solitude which i inadvertently wrote twice first in august 2024 then in may of this year naomi bindman also read 2 poems not read out previously the first based on the kids game in cars punch buggy your remember don t you punch buggy no punch back later at the end a descriptive piece in a store passing susan jewell read reading the 14th amendment while waiting in line for coffee a poem written a couple weeks ago clever playing with the text from the constitution pebbles in the river ray drumsta read 2 pieces related to cancer treatments chemo being was poetic description of someone s chemo therapy without reference to either the type of cancer or therapy while kim s bones was about another cancer patient who had read here sometime in the past has now passed our host jackie said that she remembered her jackie craven read 2 fairy tale poems grimm houses with crows beauty the feast complete with a troll a lush table full of delicacies the discussion of poetry continued after the readings on repetitions within the poems even considering reading the over again to increase understanding ray raised a question about having overdone the writing of poems about cancer to what degree should a poet indulge in the horrible details of disease of death the kind of issues to which there are perhaps no answers this zoom open mic takes place on the 2nd wednesday of each month one can find the link at the writers mic facebook page posted by dwx at 7 28 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels open mics zoom may 11 2026 2nd sunday 2 poetry prose may 10 a handful of poets in the cavernous lobby of the old bank building that is now the arts collective collar works nancy klepsch i the hosts first up was a poet here for the first time indigo pearl who said that she has a forthcoming book in the thin place check out her website she began with a poem about what medicine has given her the scar then two young men about a scene at a beach of 2 men in love i followed with new poems one about my son jack s whimsical graphic arts projects about the first diner on the moon jack s diner on the moon for the artemis ii astronauts then a 2 part piece based on a line from an entry in walt whitman s specimen days here i sit in solitude david gonsalves read 2 short poems orphans about his mother his late wife s mother then the ephemeral translucent onion skin nancy klepsch read a tribute poem i ve heard before love my mother was so cool then her ode to corona queens making me think of a song by simon garfunkel like some love affairs i have had this open mic was brief beautiful who knows what you will find if you bring a couple poems to read at the 2nd sunday 2 poetry prose open mic at collar works 50 4th street troy ny posted by dwx at 7 21 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels open mics april 27 2026 poets on the farm april 26 this was the 2nd gathering at indian ladder farms altamont depending upon which side of the road you are on ny for this poetry open mic a bigger crowd this time with some shuffling around to find adequate space for the readers their companions delays to hook up sound it was a very busy day at the farms there was loud recorded music being piped out to the patio where most of the folks were which the poets had to contend with our host avery stempel of collar city mushrooms based here at indian ladder farms got us started with one of his poems one task at a time celebrating the little things in life he suggested that we modify the language in our reading in deference to the families in attendance who might not be used to the frank language of modern poetry as they used to say on wbai when broadcasting a poetry readings i was up next with 2 poems the first last train to clarksville a haibun contained frank language in the haiku which i changed to a euphemism my 2nd poem from a trip to philadelphia was the sparrows of amtrak which didn t have that issue david gonsalves read about a day to make things up in his poem spring song then the poem drive about a drive through his name megeen mulholland made a rare appearance at an open mic to read a piece based on hamlet the provocative ophelia glad she was there mimi moriarty began with her poem ode to little brothers which was featured on the rensselaerville library poem a day project on april 14 then read an ode spring the season of violence edie abrams read a poem about the alphabet the 26 letters expanding words at our command larry rapant also made a rare appearance at an open mic with a sports themed flag on the play carrie coada began with a piece about the jars that as a kid she caught spiders flies in then to a cento composed of lines from the writing of kurt vonnegut jr the venerable elder scholar poet dennis sullivan signed up as harry johnson as if it was the 1at day of 8th grade began by reading a poem by howard kogan what remains from his 2023 collection before i forget square circle press then his own poem a short prayer at day s end about a prurient encounter with a bar maid tom corrado who each year edits the aforementioned poem a day event during each april read a poetic summary much much shorter of marcel proust s monumental novel memoir a la recherche du temps perdu then from his ever expanding collection of screen dumps number 859 a prodigious work arguably comparable to that of marcel proust sally rhoades read a new self assertive piece i am the ancient mariner then a poem about dancing to the music being myself against the wind soon after we all went home i learned from avery that his sojourn at indian ladder farms presenting poetry on the 4th sunday of the month has been cancelled apparently because some poets crossed the line that the management felt was inappropriate for general family audiences this is a recurring issue with us folks organizing community events late night bars or hipster coffee shops don t usually have an issue with content or language venues that are primarily draws for families pose a different problem avery told me that he is looking for another venue for his nascent sunday poetry open mic series stay tuned posted by dwx at 8 12 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels open mics april 20 2026 poets in the museum april 19 this was another in the month long series of poetry related events in saratoga springs during the month of april aka national poetry month organized by the new poet laureate of saratoga springs jay rogoff thirteen published poets were invited to review an exhibit of visual art in the tang museum at skidmore college respond with new original poems the reading was held in the gallery of the tang with the audience moving from piece to piece to hear the poets read their work there were about 85 audience members moving throughout the readings some of us toting the museum provided wooden stools other standing it reminded me of the piano suite pictures at an exhibition by modest mussorgsky 1839 1881 that was famously scored for orchestra by maurice ravel among others melora wolff responded to the work untitled danielle by angela strassheim with a poem titled curious hand shadow franklin williams artwork in paint twine yarn fabric canvas a beautiful dark moment inspired mary kathryn jablonski s poem by the same title jay rogoff who served as mc read his poem ascent a reaction commentary on the 12 foot tall steel sculpture in the middle of the room dorothy dehner s fist krista rivera said that her piece was untitled just like the unrecorded tibetan artist who made the painting a black ground thangka of gurgi gönpo the lord of the tent her poem like the painting evoked images concepts of the tibetan buddhists catherine clarke responded with a poem titled perhaps to sarah charlesworth s painting totem which to my eye looked like constantin brancusi s sleeping muse marilyn mccabe responded to jeff sonhouse s painting why we wear white with an untitled poem e v day s stark black white painting untitled reminded peg boyers so much of gustave courbet s notorious painting l origine du monde that she not only wrote a poem in response the origin of the world part 2 but brought a reproduction of courbet s painting to accompany her reading of the poem when former saratoga springs poet laureate joe bruchac does a reading i usually learn something new about native american culture or history the art work that joe responded to was composition faces and animals by inuit artist annie taipanak which joe corrected text of her name from the catalog to be taipana he played some recorded inuit music gave a mini lecture on the nature of inuit art read his poem faces animals nicola allain responded to william villalongo s specimen which was right next to the piece joe wrote about with her poem butterflies barbara takenaga s piece wheel zozma had the honor of 2 poets responding with poems lucyna prostko reflected the artist s title with her poem wheel 2 by barbara takenaga susan jefts response was titled a clear uncertain space carol hepper s sculpture tangle was composed of coiled branches of willow to which mary sanders shartle responded with her poem willow a memoir the final piece was a dramatic installation so soon by whitfield lovell to which david graham responded with a poem titled pages from a family bible it was a moving fascinating sometimes perplexing confrontation of poems to their inspiration not a dull moment ekphrastic poetry visual art at its best in the perfect environment jay rogoff said that their would be more such confrontations in the future i for one am very much looking forward to it posted by dwx at 7 50 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art events poems readings april 17 2026 third thursday poetry night april 16 national poetry month in albany ny is like any other month in albany ny as happens each month we gathered at the social justice center for a reading an open mic the featured reader was poet valerie temple writing as bertha blunt but first i invoked the muse tonight once again the poet bob kaufman 1925 1986 as his birthday was fast approaching on april 18 then we turned to the open mic sign up sheet the first poet up was doug who performed off mic as he is wont to do with a rhyming piece on lifelong eating habits leading to him slowing down disease as he got older david gonsalves read drive from his big binder of poems an imaginative humorous drive through one end of his name to another marie read a piece in response to being with a friend with mental health issues written in the friend s persona do you see me sally rhoades read a recent poem that she read a the recent scissortail creative writing festival held in ada ok picking over old bones a memoir of her mother the featured reader valerie temple has read here a number times this night she read as bertha blunt from her book discovery of a blunt treasure xulon press 2023 she began with 2 poems addressed to a friend with whom she traveled to europe had a falling out a friend you doubt you were not my friend then on to a poem about her mother good pain bad pain give thanks just the same one about her sugar addiction rag us to dust hustle a poem from a high school experience exposed in prose birthday agenda holy wood or bust she both read recited from memory her work the poems were generally upbeat positive often in rhyme with humor after a brief break i read from my folder of poetry related poems the poet s coat quoting the late laura boss 1938 2021 sometimes i think clothes are a purer aesthetic form than poetry amanda pelletier did the poem that she performed for the slam finals at cafe euphoria i don t have a soul on love a rib cage she is her own soulmate tara had arrived early helped me get set up she read a piece responding to an article on domestic abuse that focused more on the abuser than on the victim say her name amina gueye has been working at the center for law justice the alice moore black arts cultural center she read a poem titled mukhagni a hindu funeral ritual that translates as mouth fire her poem responding to the smell of smoke from canadian wildfires that reached her in new york city like the dissipation of the smoke our words rose into the night air but we come back to the social justice center 33 central ave albany ny each third thursday of the month at 7 00pm for more poetry a local or regional poet as the featured reader an open mic for the rest of us your donation supports poetry events in albany the work of the sjc posted by dwx 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